Manhattan Transfer - (Dover Literature: Literary Fiction) by John Dos Passos (Paperback)

About the Book

Love, loss, and alienation unify a collage of characters chasing the American Dream during New York's industrial expansion. A thinly veiled critique of American capitalism from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age.

Book Synopsis

A tale of ambition, politics, and power, Manhattan Transfer is a masterpiece of modernist fiction and urban realism. From the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age, John Dos Passos takes readers through a collage of characters chasing the American Dream, engulfed by the frenetic pace of New York's industrial expansion. Love, loss, and alienation unify the disparate characters against a thinly veiled critique of American capitalism. Published in 1925, Dos Passos crafted an experimental novel combining the innovative technique of stream of consciousness with fragmented narratives adopted from a cinematic perspective. His panoramic literary style has inspired generations of writers.

From the Back Cover

A Tale of Ambition, Politics, and Power
A Masterpiece of Modernist Fiction and Urban Realism
From the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age, John Dos Passos takes readers through a collage of characters chasing the American Dream, engulfed by the frenetic pace of New York's industrial expansion. Love, loss, and alienation unify the disparate characters against a thinly veiled critique of American capitalism. Published in 1925, this experimental novel combines innovative stream of consciousness with fragmented narratives adopted from a cinematic perspective. Dos Passos's panoramic literary style has inspired generations of writers.